Today on the Hill

The Senate convenes at 10:00 a.m. ET and will resume consideration of H.R.627, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights. The House is in session and meets at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. The body will then move to consider 14 suspended bills.

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (10 a.m.): Holds a hearing on the nomination of Cass Sunstein to be administrator of the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The nominee testifies. 342 Dirksen.

Senate Judiciary (2:30 p.m.): Holds a hearing on the nominations of Gerard Lynch to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit; and Mary Smith to be assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Tax Division. The nominees testify. 226 Dirksen.

Senate Foreign Relations (10:15 a.m.): Meets to vote on the nominations of Harold Koh to be legal adviser of the State Department; and Susan Burk to be special representative of the president for Nuclear Non-Proliferation. 419 Dirksen.

Senate Environment and Public Works (2:30 p.m.): Holds a hearing on the nominations of Peter Silva to be an assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Stephen Owens to be assistant administrator for toxic substances at the Environmental Protection Agency; and Jo-Ellen Darcy to be an assistant secretary of the Army for civil works. The nominees testify. 406 Dirksen.

Senate Armed Services (9:30 a.m.): Holds a hearing on the nominations of Andrew Weber to be assistant to the Defense secretary for nuclear and chemical and biological defense programs; Paul Stockton to be assistant Defense secretary for homeland defense and Americas' security affairs; Thomas Lamont to be assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs; and Charles Blanchard to be general counsel of the Department of the Air Force. The nominees testify. 216 Hart.